Schnyder crystalline dystrophy
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Schnyder crystalline dystrophy
(shnīd′ĕr) [Walter F. Schnyder, Swiss ophthalmologist, b. 1892]
An autosomal dominantly inherited corneal disease, characterized by ring-shaped deposits of cholesterol crystals in the anterior corneal stroma. The disease may cause visual impairment.